We did a thing - we blazed a trail - we self advocated & in doing so, advocated for many - we R self-accommodating - we R building a legacy - we R also transitioning away from the work force & may never benefit from this space & we R so OK with that - we R love - we R #AutisticAtWork
#AuDHD
A person sitting in a park giving the peace sign
Feels like 90 - good thing I brought my parasol today ☂️ Nice in the shade tho. Today is a step in the right direction even tho it’s hard to admit; I’m going to trial working one day a week. Obviously this will impact already precarious finances but so be it.
#Disability #AutisticAtWork
Time to feed the mosquitos!
#AutisticAtWork #NatureLover #NGU #AuDHD
Update: on Friday the CEO & I are going to have a meeting to try to map out a sensory friendly place in the building for those of us that need it 💚
Do u know what this means for me bcuz I was previously bullied in this very space for being AuDHD? Like this is so wild 🌸✌🏼🌈
#AutisticAtWork #AuDHD #DEI
Why did Alexa say it’s going to be clouds all day and Siri said it’s going to be sun all day? I’m choosing sun. ☀️
I’m choosing me. Left work early yesterday cuz dying & I DO feel better today & I know if I go today it might (likely) be too sensory overload too soon.
#AutisticAtWork #PMDD #AuDHD
Therapy recap with ducks
#AutisticAtWork #AuDHD #Therapy #Ducks #NGU
Here’s the alt text for the image: A photo of a whiteboard with two different handwriting styles and ink colors. In red marker, written diagonally in the top left, is: “volunteer be all J.Y.” In blue marker, written vertically and diagonally up the board on the right side, it says: “Access to sensory-friendly space for those who need accommodations??” The whiteboard has faint remnants of other erased writing, and a wood border is visible along the right edge.
Oh uh not me planting a seed last week and not the CEO responding that she’s gonna look into it this week 😉
#AutisticAtWork #AuDHD #Accommodations #DEI
Just Autistically ignored the CEO when he said hello but in my defense I was LOOKING DOWN AT MY PHONE!
Don’t engage people who are otherwise engaged please 💞
#AuDHD #AutisticAtWork
Since my specialty at work is Fertility testing, it wouldn’t be wrong to say my day always has a happy ending.
I think I made a joke but now I’m not so sure 🤷♀️
#LabLife #AutisticAtWork #AuDHD #FertilityTesting
I am allowed to ask:
• Do I want this responsibility?
• Do I have the capacity?
• Or am I stepping in just because I always have?
I am allowed to leave things undone. To let someone else carry the weight. To let the chips fall even if they fall messy.
#AutisticAtWork #AuDHD
#ActuallyAutistic
Me, a human person with short hair, drenched in sweat outside st a park by where I work.
Drenched in sweat and gross af!
#AutisticAtWork
I stayed home from work today to tend to my soul. She’s having a go of it lately.
#AutisticAtWork #Disabled #AuDHD #AlwaysAutistic #PMDD
Blah blah blah same fucking thing for 30 fucking years in the workforce.
AND STILL THESE MFS DEMAND ME TO BE THE COG???? WHY?
Blue metal picnic table outside with 2 glass jars of snacks plus a water bottle. The snacks: pretzel bites & peanuts in one. Dried blueberries and plums in the other. It is warm but breezy with clouds so quite pleasant.
Took my shoes & socks off as soon as I got outside on break. My feet need freedom!
Started the process of #FMLA & short term disability. I know it will all be ok & it’s scary too. Trying to save my home; unsure I can. Wondering what #DID (?) resources exist in #Maine.
#AutisticAtWork
I just saw a big ol frog jump into the pond. He jumped so high!
🐸
#AutisticAtWork #AlwaysAutistic
I also got paid to do this today 😅
#AutisticAtWork #Microscope #STEM #MedicalLaboratoryScience
A partially colored-in page from a coloring book. In the image is a mermaid and a jellyfish.
My dreams have come true at last! Am getting paid to do #ArtTherapy, read books, dream about plants, chitchat with great humans, and just be my simple-minded self all while wearing my new favorite dress!
This is the career I need!
#AutisticAtWork
One time I read that my 6H Jupiter in Leo (or maybe my 6H Mercury in Leo I forget) means I want to be popular…*at work*
It’s fucking true!
#AlwaysAutistic #Astrology #AstrologyShitposting #Placemats #AuDHD #WitchSky #AutisticAtWork
Just imagine if we were coworkers!
#AutisticAtWork #BakingQueen #NextTopChefProbably
#ActuallyAutistic
I am more than any role I perform or mask I wear.
🌸🌿🦋😉🫶🏻💵☂️✌🏼🤷♀️🦄✈️🍑✅😘✨💚💋🚀🐝🕊️🏆🌈🐛🌊
#AutisticAtWork #ActuallyAutistic #DEI #AuDHD #LifeUnmasked #Masking #SelfAdvocacy
#AffirmationSky
Why I’m going to keep loudly asking for #accommodations even while getting pushback:
We all deserve to have the tools we need to succeed in life.
I’m paving a way for others. Sometimes we need others to show us that we have permission to advocate for ourselves.
Ps it’s working!
#AutisticAtWork
Got to be a healthcare hero ™️ today at work - flushing my coworker’s eyeball with sterile saline to get a lash out. 🤷♀️
I’m usually good at #CrisisManagement (thanks #AuDHD & years of working blood bank in a trauma center)
#AutisticAtWork
Today I will get to work with a chemical that smells like that stuff the janitors used to put on puke at school in the 80s.
Thr chemical is called mercapto. It’s used to release bonds essentially.
But it’s Maine purpose? To fucking smell bad!!
#LabLife #AutisticAtWork
Shitty circumstances don’t my negate joy!
#AlwaysAutistic #SelfAdvocacy #EAP #AutisticAtWork #AuDHD
Red wing blackbird very chatty today. He’s been squakeling at me for a bit. He usually does but not often so much. I love #RWBBs so much! Their calls are so distinct. They always like to be high up so they scan. They are territorial birds! #AutisticAtWork #BIRBS #Birdwatching #Maine
What would it look like if you approached your job as “sacred play” instead of “work”?
Not saying you have to, just curious what it would look like for you.
#AutisticAtWork #AuDHD #AlwaysAutistic #Career #JobbyJob
Imagine being the only person in the world with your specific blood type:
www.cbsnews.com/news/french-... French scientists discover new blood type in Guadeloupe woman - CBS News
#MedicalLaboratoryScience #BloodBanker #AutisticAtWork
My guy, I encourage you to make one more comment about me #stimming at work…
Please do…cuz your ass been needing a schooling for quite some time. I’m a pretty good teacher.
#FAFO #AutisticAtWork
Neurodivergent people: what bizarre thing did you copy from neurotypicals that now feels hardwired?
#neurodivergent #actuallyautistic #masking #unmasking #neurospicy #corporatelife #socialmasking #autisticatwork #ndhumor #quietleadership #mentalhealthatwork
Remember when I chased work as an out autistic screenwriter & was asked if I would be comfortable fetching ☕️ and writing on a whiteboard? This was AFTER the 2 grown adults interviewing me reviewed my extensive (awards included) resume. Atypical, I'm looking at you. #AutisticAtWork #ActuallyAutistic
